Shloka 2
संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! तदनन्तर (मोहनास्त्र-जनित) मोहसे जगनेपर राजा दुर्योधनने युद्धभूमिसे पीछे न हटनेवाले भीमसेनको पुनः बाणोंकी वर्षासे रोक दिया ।। एकीभूतास्ततश्वैव तव पुत्रा महारथा: । समेत्य समरे भीम॑ योधयामासुरुद्यता:,फिर आपके सभी महारथी पुत्र समरभूमिमें एकत्र होकर पूर्ण प्रयत्नपूर्वक भीमसेनके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | ekībhūtās tataś caiva tava putrā mahārathāḥ | sametya samare bhīmaṁ yodhayāmāsur udyatāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then all your sons—great chariot-warriors—having gathered together on the battlefield, united in purpose and fully resolved, engaged Bhīma in combat. The scene underscores how collective resolve and martial duty can intensify violence when driven by rivalry and pride rather than restraint.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unity and determination, though powerful virtues in themselves, become ethically fraught when harnessed for adharma-driven aggression. It invites reflection on intention (bhāva) behind action: collective strength can protect dharma or amplify destructive pride.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava princes, acting together as elite chariot-warriors, assemble on the battlefield and jointly engage Bhīma in combat, indicating a coordinated attempt to check or overwhelm him.